Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping online grocery and food retail in the United Kingdom. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
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19 of 1,132 tracked companies have open roles.
151 of 1,132 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 241 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 87.5% of disclosed capital, while 86.7% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $475.46M | 67 | 14 |
| 2017 | $701.43M | 80 | 29 |
| 2018 | $92.17M | 74 | 25 |
| 2019 | $652.12M | 85 | 18 |
| 2020 | $825.64M | 131 | 23 |
| 2021 | $331.72M | 84 | 32 |
| 2022 | $666.96M | 44 | 27 |
| 2023 | $30.5M | 29 | 21 |
| 2024 | $14.08M | 12 | 12 |
| 2025 | $12.21M | 2 | 6 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
282 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in online grocery and food retail company rounds since 2016.
Backed by Amazon.
Backed by General Catalyst and DST Global and others.
Backed by Amazon and T. Rowe Price and others.
Backed by DST Global and General Catalyst and others.
Backed by SoftBank Vision Fund and Railpen and others.
Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners and 468 Capital and others.
Backed by DST Global and Accel and others.
Backed by Amazon and Durable Capital Partners and others.
Backed by Index Ventures and Accel and others.
Backed by SoftBank Vision Fund.
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 3 reporting entities from 337 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not the United Kingdom market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
None of 3 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
FY2025 · 3 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oddbox ↗09638976 | £27.7m | £-1.8m | -6.5% | — | — |
| Extract Coffee ↗06116408 | £13.0m | £1.2m | +9.2% | — | — |
| MOJU ↗09220579 | £0.1m | £-0.1m | -52.0% | — | — |
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| Industry | Covered / eligible | Revenue total | Median revenue | Net profit / loss | Aggregate margin | Profitable share | Overlap |
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Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.
Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.
Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.
How the the United Kingdom companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
31 of the 1,132 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (2.7%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 243,487 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deliveroodeliveroo.co.uk | 6,511,793 | 66 | 59.6% |
| Ocadoocado.com | 5,455,792 | 66 | 61.4% |
| Goustogousto.co.uk | 1,437,065 | 52 | 85.4% |
| Difford\'s Guidediffordsguide.com | 1,133,224 | 59 | 78.3% |
| Spacegoodsspacegoods.com | 648,106 | 34 | 88.8% |
| The Whisky Exchangethewhiskyexchange.com | 635,497 | 54 | 76.1% |
| Oddboxoddbox.co.uk | 606,854 | 45 | 93.3% |
| The Modern Milkmanthemodernmilkman.co.uk | 520,509 | 38 | 94.8% |
| Milk&Moremilkandmore.co.uk | 468,316 | 47 | 83.9% |
| Approved Foodapprovedfood.co.uk | 425,162 | 40 | 78.1% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
53 of these companies (4.7%) publish at least one Android app — 64 apps in all, carrying 47.9M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deliveroo: Food & ShoppingDeliveroo | 40.6M | 4.6 | Food & Drink |
| Deliveroo RiderDeliveroo | 2.5M | 3.8 | Business |
| GoustoGousto | 1.2M | 3.5 | Food & Drink |
| Karma - Save food with a tapKarma | 983.2K | 3.3 | Food & Drink |
| Modern MilkmanThe Modern Milkman | 594.4K | — | Food & Drink |
| SimplyCookSimplyCook | 440.4K | — | Food & Drink |
| Beelivery DriverBeelivery | 303.1K | 3.4 | Shopping |
| Zapp – 24/7 Drinks & GroceriesZapp | 296.2K | 4.4 | Food & Drink |
| NakedWines.comNaked Wines | 181.4K | 4.9 | Lifestyle |
| Milk & MoreMilk&More | 168K | — | Food & Drink |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q1–2026Q2).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Grocery | 64 | 47.9M | Deliveroo: Food & Shopping 40.6M | |
| Food Tech | 8 | 45.3M | Deliveroo Rider 2.5M | |
| Livestock Tech | 3 | 7.9K | Meatsupermarket.com 6.5K | |
| Crop Tech | 3 | 5K | Gokart 2.4K | |
| B2B E-Commerce | 2 | 4.7K | Rainbow Marketplace 2.4K |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 41 of 64 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2025Q4, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
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Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
16 companies hiring · $4.28B disclosed funding
Explore in RadarCommon revenue models; a company can use more than one.
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Property management group Lomond has expanded its operations in the Central Belt with the acquisition of letting and estate agency business Clyde Property.
Laing co-founded confectionary brand Candy Kittens in 2012 and recently snapped up snacking brand Graze from Unilever.
Modern Milkman has secured a £10 million investment from Salica Investments, taking total funding raised by the sustainable grocery delivery business to more than £60m.
Komerz Ltd, a fast-growing global commerce and distribution platform, today announced its acquisition of Great Wines Direct (GWD).
Cambridge-based PACT, a pioneer in material innovation, successfully raised over $20 million in a Series-A financing round. The round is led jointly by Forbion and HV Capital, and existing investors are also participating.
Farmison was acquired out of administration by a consortium led by former Asda CEO Andy Clarke
Donald Russell has swooped to acquire the intellectual property, website and contracts of Farmison
On October 2, 2025, DoorDash completed its acquisition of Deliveroo, a delivery service operating in multiple countries. The acquisition, valued at approximately $3.7 billion, was finalized through a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under UK law.
UK-based FoodTech startup Better Nature, known for its clean-label tempeh products, has raised €1.2 million in fresh funding after a strong quarter that saw sales grow by 128%.
Online healthy food retailer MuscleFood is entering a new phase after being acquired by former CEO Nick Preston and serial entrepreneur Ross Carlin.
Top 10 categories among 242 recorded events in the 24-month window.
1 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · London Stock Exchange6 reports
22 tracked people moves
Appointment Group People Director
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer
Appointment non-executive director
Resignation Previously senior independent director and chair of the remuneration committee
Appointment Independent Non-Executive Director
Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer
Resignation Previously Non-executive director
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Oatcakes
Loyalty programme integration
Quick Commerce / Retail
5 recorded customer wins
Customer: krogerRetail
Customer: maple groupFood retail
Customer: bbc studiosFMCG
Customer: sheng siong groupRetail/Grocery
Customer: morrisons
3 companies with reported reductions
30 rolesfinancial difficulties
1,000 rolescost reduction
Scale not stated rolesreview of country-specific conditions
5 recorded events
approved as supplier for Morrisons Daily
placed under judicial supervisionMilan prosecutors
chief executive under investigationMilan prosecutors
approved takeoverEU Commission
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 53 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lomond Fine Foods→Clyde Property Group | Completed | 2026-04-24 | Not stated in snapshot |
| doordash→Deliveroo ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-18 | Not stated in snapshot |
| candy kittens→Graze ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-10 | Not stated in snapshot |
| katjes international→Graze ↗ | Completed | 2026-02-02 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Lomond Fine Foods→Prospect Estate and Lettings Agency | Announced | 2026-01-07 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Lomond Fine Foods→dacre, son & hartley | Completed | 2025-12-01 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
223 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 260-posting snapshot covers 2 employers.
No repeated job title is supported by this snapshot.
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
Top skills across 260 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| SimplyCook ↗ | 4 |
| Lucky Saint ↗ | 3 |
| Beer52 ↗ | 3 |
| Ocado ↗ | 3 |
| Mano ↗ | 3 |
| Extract Coffee ↗ | 2 |
| I Love Snacks ↗ | 2 |
| Ozone ↗ | 2 |
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Milk&More ↗ | 2,200 |
| Gousto ↗ | 702 |
| Mano ↗ | 217 |
| The Modern Milkman ↗ | 148 |
| Beer52 ↗ | 98 |
| Snappy Shopper ↗ | 88 |
| Lomond Fine Foods ↗ | 85 |
| Ozone ↗ | 70 |
491 founders and chief executives across 387 companies.
Ex-Wolt, Slush · Aalto University BS 2011
BGL Group, Flagstone, ex- Pollen, Unilever, Petrus Advisers, Rothschild, BMW. San Diego State University 2007, European-University Viadrina…
Founder & CEO-Modern Milkman · Ex-Grass Roots Wholesale Foods, Roaming Roosters
Ex- Drover, BlaBlaCar. University of Oxford BA 2010 & MSc 2011
Simplycook, ex-Bounce, ex-Knoph Consulting, London Business School, 2009
Cb Fonder, ex-Karma, ex-Pop Fruits, Novare Leadership Academy, 2022
Ex-Brand Nutrition.
Lucky Saint, ex-Nostrum Oil And Gas, ex-Probel Capital Management, Newcastle University
Virgin StartUp, ex-M&C Saatchi London, ex-Betfair, Loughborough University, 2008
Ex-Founder Lois and The Living Teas, Sunday Restaurant
Ex-Powwownow, EFM Global, Office Depot, Hays DX. University of Southampton 1992, University of the West of England MA 1993
James Eadie, ex-Diageo, ex-Beam Global Spritis And Wine, Cranfield University, 1991
46 profiles with education records.
2 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
990,257 articles in the measured 12-month window.
Online Grocery and Food Retail coverage across United Kingdom · articles per complete quarter
| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 142,135 |
| 2021Q3 | 153,987 |
| 2021Q4 | 138,901 |
| 2022Q1 | 153,119 |
| 2022Q2 | 147,154 |
| 2022Q3 | 147,031 |
| 2022Q4 | 161,536 |
| 2023Q1 | 166,561 |
| 2023Q2 | 169,852 |
| 2023Q3 | 175,233 |
| 2023Q4 | 163,903 |
| 2024Q1 | 183,534 |
| 2024Q2 | 184,164 |
| 2024Q3 | 196,426 |
| 2024Q4 | 202,777 |
| 2025Q1 | 274,570 |
| 2025Q2 | 194,720 |
| 2025Q3 | 456,684 |
| 2025Q4 | 158,546 |
| 2026Q1 | 189,696 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
433 recorded company events across 25 companies; percentages use that event total.
Online Grocery and Food Retail coverage across United Kingdom · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Online Grocery and Food Retail coverage across United Kingdom
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| tariff negotiations | 4,288 | 2,601 | 65% |
| countries | 4,192 | 1,862 | 125% |
| stock performance | 3,343 | 2,374 | 41% |
| free trade deals | 2,293 | 1,141 | 101% |
| startup news | 2,059 | 506 | 307% |
| trade dispute mechanisms | 1,982 | 846 | 134% |
| avant-garde composition | 1,928 | 558 | 246% |
| bilateral trade | 1,868 | 780 | 139% |
| foreign policy analysis | 1,448 | 962 | 51% |
| multilateral diplomacy | 1,422 | 794 | 79% |
| europa league | 626 | 1,709 | -63% |
| free casino games | 91 | 1,181 | -92% |
| social casino | 88 | 1,177 | -93% |
| sweepstakes casino | 88 | 1,176 | -93% |
| simulated gambling apps | 90 | 1,176 | -92% |
Online Grocery and Food Retail coverage across United Kingdom
territories, disputed islands, countries
28.6% critical · 24.0% positiveclub valuation, inflation reports fx, angel investors
35.3% critical · 49.2% positivevehicle sales forecasts, league expansion news, gdp growth forex
29.5% critical · 48.7% positiveOnline Grocery and Food Retail coverage across United Kingdom. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
53,152 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
Tone counts: 42,836 positive · 2,804 neutral · 7,512 negative.
Landmark: Global food losses and food waste: extent, causes and prevention.
Landmark: Caffeine (1, 3, 7‐trimethylxanthine) in Foods: A Comprehensive Review on Consumption, Functionality, Safety, and Regulatory Matters
Landmark: The STARTEC Decision Support Tool for Better Tradeoffs between Food Safety, Quality, Nutrition, and Costs in Production of Advanced Ready-to
Common problems researchers identify · 0116.8% of this theme group
Researchers highlight gaps in safety standards, hygiene practices, and regulatory compliance across the food supply chain.
Food safety (742) · Environmental health (169) · Food hygiene (65) · Hygiene (133)
Food Safety Regulations and Consumer Confidence
Exploring the Role of Food Safety Practices in Enhancing Sustainability within the Food Industry: A Comprehensive Analysis of Challenges, Op
Common problems researchers identify · 0216.1% of this theme group
Studies examine the scale of waste, its environmental impact, and challenges in creating circular food systems.
Food waste (176) · Consumption (206) · Sustainability (250) · Food systems (250)
Progress towards Sustainable Utilisation and Management of Food Wastes in the Global Economy
Transforming food supply chains for sustainability
Common problems researchers identify · 0315.4% of this theme group
Analyses focus on how climate change threatens food availability and the resilience of vulnerable populations.
Food security (803) · Food systems (338) · Food insecurity (145) · Agriculture (365)
Food Security and Climate Change: Differences in Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Rural Communities in the Global South and North
Food Production, Availability, Agricultural Systems, and Food Security: A Detailed Review
Common problems researchers identify · 0415.4% of this theme group
Work investigates constraints on crop yields and the role of organic practices in meeting global demand.
Agriculture (583) · Production (354) · Agricultural productivity (106) · Food security (281)
Agricultural Production
STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FARMS IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL TRENDS
Common problems researchers identify · 0515.2% of this theme group
Papers critique current processing methods for their impact on quality, safety, and integration into sustainable chains.
Food processing (441) · Food industry (188) · Food products (118) · Food science (115)
Advancing the Role of Food Processing for Improved Integration in Sustainable Food Chains
Emerging techniques for the processing of food to ensure higher food safety with enhanced food quality: a review
Common problems researchers identify · 0612.6% of this theme group
Research reveals widespread toxin presence, health hazards, and the difficulty of effective mitigation.
Mycotoxin (127) · Aflatoxin (66) · Food safety (363) · Risk assessment (92)
Aflatoxins: A Global Concern for Food Safety, Human Health and Their Management
Food Contamination with Micro-plastics: Occurrences, Bioavailability,Human Vulnerability, and Prevention
Common problems researchers identify · 078.6% of this theme group
Studies document rising resistance among pathogens linked to livestock and processing environments.
Antibiotic resistance (105) · Salmonella (105) · Listeria monocytogenes (53) · Antimicrobial (65)
Antibiotic Use in Livestock and Residues in Food—A Public Health Threat: A Review
A Review of Current Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics in Food Animals
Cautions · 0120.7% of this theme group
Authors urge careful evaluation of new packaging and processing technologies before widespread adoption.
Food safety (242) · Food processing (124) · Food industry (61) · Food products (67)
Food packaging and nanotechnology: safeguarding consumer health and safety
Perspectives on Novel Technologies of Processing and Monitoring the Safety and Quality of Prepared Food Products
Cautions · 0218.1% of this theme group
Literature stresses the need for robust hazard assessments to protect consumers from chemical residues.
Risk assessment (125) · Hazard quotient (64) · Pesticide (84) · Aflatoxin (67)
Aflatoxins in food: Prevalence, health effects, and emerging trends in its mitigation—An updated review
Concentrations of DDT metabolites in different food items and public health risk in Africa regions: systematic review and metal analysis
Cautions · 0314.4% of this theme group
Works caution that digital and biotech tools may not fully resolve sustainability challenges without broader systemic change.
Production (173) · Agriculture (192) · Sustainability (136) · Sustainable agriculture (46)
Transition towards sustainability in agriculture and food systems: Role of information and communication technologies
Modern Agricultural Technologies for Sustainable Food Production: A Comprehensive Review of Technological Innovations and Their Impact on Gl
Cautions · 0414.2% of this theme group
Research points to persistent microbial hazards and inconsistent hygiene standards in production and retail settings.
Salmonella (116) · Listeria monocytogenes (85) · Antibiotic resistance (57) · Hygiene (56)
<em> Salmonella </em> spp. and antimicrobial residues in eggs from caged and cage-free systems in Colombia: labeling, production
Microbiological hazards and compliance of ready-to-eat foods at restaurants..
Cautions · 0513.6% of this theme group
Analyses highlight how price shocks and climate variability exacerbate access problems for low‑income consumers.
Food security (322) · Agriculture (159) · Food prices (33) · Food insecurity (41)
Climate-resilient development: An approach to sustainable food production in sub-Saharan Africa
Zero Hunger by 2030 – Are we on track? Climate variability and change impacts on food security in Africa
Cautions · 0612.2% of this theme group
Studies discuss potential quality degradation and safety concerns when extending storage periods.
Shelf life (84) · Cold storage (23) · Lipid oxidation (25) · Moisture (29)
Advances in Edible Coatings for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: A Review
Effects of pretreatments on quality attributes of long-term deep frozen storage of vegetables: a review
Cautions · 076.7% of this theme group
Papers evaluate the health implications of novel enzymes and feed additives used in food production.
Enzyme (61) · Food additive (67) · Strain (41) · Feed additive (33)
Safety evaluation of the food enzyme α‐galactosidase from the genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain CBS 615.94
Safety evaluation of the food enzyme α‐amylase from the non‐genetically modified Aspergillus sp. strain AR‐SHFA‐109
Opportunities · 0118.6% of this theme group
Research proposes holistic approaches linking supply‑chain transparency, safety standards, and security outcomes.
Food safety (342) · Supply chain (118) · Food systems (122) · Food security (172)
The food systems approach: sustainable solutions for a sufficient supply of healthy food
Improving quality standards of purchase policy and sustainable staple food safety
Opportunities · 0217.9% of this theme group
Studies explore turning waste streams into health‑promoting ingredients for new food products.
Functional food (124) · Ingredient (124) · Health benefits (104) · Raw material (131)
USING NOVEL EXTRACTS FROM CARROT RESIDUES AND BY-PRODUCTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF VALUABLE FUNCTIONAL FOODS
KIWIFRUIT: A REVIEW ON NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION AND ITS ASSOCIATED HEALTH BENEFITS, MEDICINAL IMPORTANCES, AND ADVANCEMENT OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Opportunities · 0315.6% of this theme group
Work highlights innovative, low‑energy farming methods that sustain yields while reducing environmental impact.
Agriculture (522) · Food security (316) · Production (310) · Sustainable agriculture (138)
Selective agricultural and environmental practices to sustain food production and mitigate climate change
Energy-Efficient Innovations in Agricultural and Food Systems: A Systematic Review of Productivity and Sustainability Outcomes and Adoption
Opportunities · 0413.8% of this theme group
Researchers investigate nanomaterials for improved processing, preservation, and packaging performance.
Food processing (371) · Food industry (208) · Food packaging (117) · Production (148)
Application of nanotechnology in food: processing, preservation, packaging and safety assessment
Nanotechnology in Food Industry; Advances in Food processing, Packaging and Food Safety
Opportunities · 0511.9% of this theme group
Papers describe optical and fluorescence sensors that enable rapid, low‑limit detection of pathogens and residues.
Food safety (318) · Detection limit (66) · Biosensor (41) · Fluorescence (32)
Optical sensing for real-time detection of food-borne pathogens in fresh produce using machine learning
Chemical probe as specific detector of porcine protein or peptide in meat and meat-based products: Potential applications, challenges, and t
Opportunities · 0611.3% of this theme group
Studies assess plant‑derived compounds and biodegradable films that prolong freshness without synthetic additives.
Shelf life (345) · Postharvest (125) · Preservative (108) · Food preservation (88)
Harnessing Natural Antioxidants for Enhancing Food Shelf Life: Exploring Sources and Applications in the Food Industry
Incorporation of Natural Antioxidants into Biodegradable Food Packaging: Enhancing Food Quality and Shelf Life
Opportunities · 0710.9% of this theme group
Research examines beneficial microbes and their metabolites as alternatives to chemical preservatives.
Antimicrobial (175) · Probiotic (77) · Bacteria (55) · Listeria monocytogenes (58)
Natural Anti-Microbials for Enhanced Microbial Safety and Shelf-Life of Processed Packaged Meat
Microbial Contamination of Food: Probiotics and Postbiotics as Potential Biopreservatives
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 29.6% | 37.7% |
| Descriptive | 28.0% | 17.1% |
| Problem-identifying | 25.9% | 9.7% |
| Cautionary | 6.8% | 4.5% |
| Breakthrough | 5.6% | 26.4% |
| Comparative | 2.8% | 3.8% |
| Critical | 1.2% | 0.9% |
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy & surveillanceInternet of Things in food safety: Literature review and a bibliometric analysis | 244 | 0.53% | 82 (33.6%) | 0.53% |
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chainThe role of life cycle assessment in supporting sustainable agri-food systems: A review of the challenges | 134 | 0.29% | 30 (22.4%) | 0.29% |
| Safety & misuseCassava (<i>Manihot esculenta</i>) dual use for food and bioenergy: A review | 15 | 0.03% | 13 (86.7%) | 0.03% |
| Bias & fairnessA Quality Assurance Discrimination Tool for the Evaluation of Satellite Laboratory Practice Excellence in the Context of | 14 | 0.03% | 4 (28.6%) | 0.03% |
| Labour & data workEmergency Use Only: Understanding and reducing the use of food banks in the UK | 13 | 0.03% | 8 (61.5%) | 0.03% |
| Concentration of compute powerFrom Food Crisis to Food Sovereignty: The Challenge of Social Movements | 9 | 0.02% | 5 (55.6%) | 0.02% |
| Energy & datacenter footprintSustainable AI-based production agriculture: Exploring AI applications and implications in agricultural practices | 4 | 0.01% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.01% |
| Carbon & emissions of computeAI-Powered Food Sustainability: Exploiting Knowledge Graphs for Reducing Carbon Footprints and Land Use | 1 | 0.0% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.0% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.
Compare demand signals in the United Kingdom’s newsflow with the online grocery and food retail categories mapped to each signal.
Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.
The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.
Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.
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| Signal family | Signal percentile | Supply percentile | Relative gap | Gap (points) | Signal share vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congestion & traffic friction ↗Access Friction | 90.0 | 44.4 | +45.6 | +45.5% | |
| Highways & expressways ↗Connectivity Build-Out | 35.0 | 0.0 | +35.0 | -2.1% | |
| Tourism footfall ↗Demand Driver | 40.0 | 11.1 | +28.9 | +11.3% | |
| Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure | 80.0 | 55.6 | +24.4 | +37.0% | |
| Housing & urban expansion ↗Demand Driver | 85.0 | 72.2 | +12.8 | +80.0% | |
| Rail & metro connectivity ↗Connectivity Build-Out | 45.0 | 33.3 | +11.7 | +30.4% | |
| Consumer grievances & trust ↗Trust Friction | 30.0 | 22.2 | +7.8 | +5.2% | |
| Inflation & spending pressure ↗Spending Pressure | 60.0 | 72.2 | -12.2 | +23.0% | |
| Industrial parks & warehousing ↗Investment Build-Out | 55.0 | 94.4 | -39.4 | +57.5% | |
| E-commerce & quick delivery ↗Channel Shift | 0.0 | 94.4 | -94.4 | -4.0% | |
| Airports & air links ↗Connectivity Build-Out | 30.0 | — | No matching category | — | +27.3% |
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All 12 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. the United Kingdom is highlighted.
Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage.
Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Layoffs & income shocks
Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Housing & urban expansion
Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · Housing & urban expansion
Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Consumer grievances & trust
Congestion & traffic friction · Airports & air links · Housing & urban expansion
Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Tourism footfall
Congestion & traffic friction · Tourism footfall · Highways & expressways
Layoffs & income shocks · Inflation & spending pressure · Highways & expressways
Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · Housing & urban expansion
Congestion & traffic friction · Tourism footfall · Rail & metro connectivity
Congestion & traffic friction · Housing & urban expansion · Layoffs & income shocks
Congestion & traffic friction · Inflation & spending pressure · Layoffs & income shocks
Congestion friction can push footfall toward nearby formats and toward delivery.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 495 | 22.36 |
| 2024Q4 | 531 | 24.51 |
| 2025Q1 | 563 | 22.27 |
| 2025Q2 | 574 | 28.4 |
| 2025Q3 | 959 | 39.62 |
| 2025Q4 | 483 | 27.79 |
| 2026Q1 | 700 | 35.29 |
| 2026Q2 | 338 | 37.72 |
Corridor build-out can collapse travel time, widening every catchment.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 238 | 10.75 |
| 2024Q4 | 267 | 12.32 |
| 2025Q1 | 235 | 9.29 |
| 2025Q2 | 220 | 10.88 |
| 2025Q3 | 236 | 9.75 |
| 2025Q4 | 144 | 8.28 |
| 2026Q1 | 237 | 11.95 |
| 2026Q2 | 124 | 13.84 |
Visitor flows can convert into discretionary spend where they land.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 163 | 7.36 |
| 2024Q4 | 166 | 7.66 |
| 2025Q1 | 175 | 6.92 |
| 2025Q2 | 198 | 9.8 |
| 2025Q3 | 258 | 10.66 |
| 2025Q4 | 161 | 9.26 |
| 2026Q1 | 146 | 7.36 |
| 2026Q2 | 51 | 5.69 |
Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 414 | 18.7 |
| 2024Q4 | 385 | 17.77 |
| 2025Q1 | 570 | 22.55 |
| 2025Q2 | 428 | 21.18 |
| 2025Q3 | 663 | 27.39 |
| 2025Q4 | 400 | 23.01 |
| 2026Q1 | 634 | 31.96 |
| 2026Q2 | 243 | 27.12 |
New residential catchments can pull everyday demand with them.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 128 | 5.78 |
| 2024Q4 | 151 | 6.97 |
| 2025Q1 | 172 | 6.8 |
| 2025Q2 | 160 | 7.92 |
| 2025Q3 | 186 | 7.68 |
| 2025Q4 | 194 | 11.16 |
| 2026Q1 | 332 | 16.74 |
| 2026Q2 | 155 | 17.3 |
Where rail and metro build out, station-area demand can follow the footfall.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 120 | 5.42 |
| 2024Q4 | 110 | 5.08 |
| 2025Q1 | 97 | 3.84 |
| 2025Q2 | 70 | 3.46 |
| 2025Q3 | 143 | 5.91 |
| 2025Q4 | 80 | 4.6 |
| 2026Q1 | 125 | 6.3 |
| 2026Q2 | 60 | 6.7 |
Trust friction can reward whoever fixes service, complaints and fraud handling.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 141 | 6.37 |
| 2024Q4 | 189 | 8.72 |
| 2025Q1 | 153 | 6.05 |
| 2025Q2 | 144 | 7.12 |
| 2025Q3 | 195 | 8.06 |
| 2025Q4 | 128 | 7.36 |
| 2026Q1 | 127 | 6.4 |
| 2026Q2 | 70 | 7.81 |
Sustained price pressure can shift spending toward value formats.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 402 | 18.16 |
| 2024Q4 | 419 | 19.34 |
| 2025Q1 | 465 | 18.39 |
| 2025Q2 | 458 | 22.66 |
| 2025Q3 | 539 | 22.27 |
| 2025Q4 | 422 | 24.28 |
| 2026Q1 | 504 | 25.41 |
| 2026Q2 | 226 | 25.22 |
Parks and warehousing can add the jobs and fulfilment capacity that reach depends on.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 56 | 2.53 |
| 2024Q4 | 57 | 2.63 |
| 2025Q1 | 55 | 2.18 |
| 2025Q2 | 68 | 3.36 |
| 2025Q3 | 84 | 3.47 |
| 2025Q4 | 48 | 2.76 |
| 2026Q1 | 100 | 5.04 |
| 2026Q2 | 61 | 6.81 |
Online and quick-commerce adoption can migrate spend across channels faster than networks adapt.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 74 | 3.34 |
| 2024Q4 | 71 | 3.28 |
| 2025Q1 | 44 | 1.74 |
| 2025Q2 | 49 | 2.42 |
| 2025Q3 | 72 | 2.97 |
| 2025Q4 | 42 | 2.42 |
| 2026Q1 | 43 | 2.17 |
| 2026Q2 | 23 | 2.57 |
If new terminals and routes pull business and tourist inflow, demand tends to follow the passenger.
This signal has no matching category in the page’s online grocery and food retail market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 44 | 1.99 |
| 2024Q4 | 67 | 3.09 |
| 2025Q1 | 104 | 4.11 |
| 2025Q2 | 73 | 3.61 |
| 2025Q3 | 152 | 6.28 |
| 2025Q4 | 69 | 3.97 |
| 2026Q1 | 46 | 2.32 |
| 2026Q2 | 22 | 2.46 |
the United Kingdom online grocery and food retail coverage
Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice
92 citations in the snapshot
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
89 citations in the snapshot
Journal of Consumer Culture
71 citations in the snapshot
Urban Science
44 citations in the snapshot
the United Kingdom coverage of this page's demand families
| Keyword | Recent articles | Prior articles | Share change |
|---|---|---|---|
| consumer compliance rules | 63 | 36 | 122.0% |
| buyer protection legislation | 56 | 36 | 97.4% |
| age-based concessionary fares | 51 | 37 | 74.9% |
| phishing scam resources | 45 | 87 | -34.4% |
| fraud prevention tools | 43 | 85 | -35.8% |
| youth rail discounts | 45 | 97 | -41.1% |
Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
77.7% across the displayed hubs
11 companies hiring · $4.1B disclosed funding
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5.3% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $4.5M disclosed funding
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3.3% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $83.0M disclosed funding
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3.1% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $5.9M disclosed funding
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2.7% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $1.4M disclosed funding
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2.7% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $455.0K disclosed funding
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2.7% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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2.4% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $210.6K disclosed funding
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